The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-24
LABOR CONVENTION,
Tho Grievances Spoken of--The Oklahoma
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Tho Grievances spokou of--The Oklahoma
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CINCINNATI, Feb. est was within
five minutes OF an hour after tho time for
convening this morning when the chair
called about onc.halt tho delegates to
order. i ,,l 9,35F,, E.
The other half was either busy at COM
mittee work or dlsincllaed to early work.
1t was ordered that list OF all dele
gates DO furnished by each State and Tor
ritory for publication in the proceedings.
The Committee on Credentials made
their final report. On motion OF Mr.. Tsy-
lor, OF Wisconsin, q vote Of thankB was
rendered tho committee. 5.5s5-s ,e
The business not being pressing, delo-
gate moved that gsvel be procured for
the usa OF The chairman. aud the vote was
formally taken and carried. ,..,
On motion OF Mrs. Severance, OF Wis.
consin, the rules we-e suspended and Mr..
Crocker, OF kanass. was permitted to ex-
plain the Oklahoma movement and to
present preamble and resolution in re-.
gard to the matter. Mr.. Crocker proceed
ed to read q preamble reciting the action
OF Congress with reference to the acquir-
ing OF that ground. Its grant to tho rail
road c1mpauy and its subsequent forfeiture
and declaring that this land is now in
possession OF a vast cattle syndicate, by
undue influence e1erted in United States
courts by army and other officials. He
closed by o resolution severely ceasuring
the action Of the present tAdministration
and dsmaEdln9 the passage OF tho now
poDding Oklahoma bill, and, if this Con-
gross does not i,aes this bill, then ,eQueat.
ing tbs President TO convene the next
Congress in extra ssaaion to pss3 tho bill.
;s5 coLoNIsTs WRONGS.
Mr.. Crocser then, in impassionel man.
Nor, went on to speak Of tho wrongs OF
the Oklahoma colopists. His point was
then the railroad corporation and tho cat
tic eyndicate vera holding possession of
that country by the power OF d military
mob. He would not call it m army, it
was a military mob. Hs pictured the
peaceful purposes Of the settlers, anxious
to get homes, and tho gross outrages in
tlcted upon thenl---arrested, Eubjectod to
dlgnit!es-in one case resulting in death
to tho vile OF one OF these s7on seeking r
home. He closed with the hope that his
resolutions when presented for action
would V,e adopted without q dissenting
vote. Egas
The chairman announced that he had
several communications from delegates
who found themselves too poor to attend,
and one from Portland, Maine, WAS read.
1t was signed by D. H.. Gordon, and ap.
pealed to the convention to set aside per.
sonaI feeling and animosities and unite in
wise action. ss
Mr.. B. S. Taylor, Of Pennsylvania, then
got the floor and delivered IN invective
against tho farmers OF tho country for Gre.
eting such o vile Congress as supports
this vile Oklahoma crime. Way" ssid
he, "you only sand the oE.rcouring OF So
ciety to Congress. I know tllst, for have
been there myGelf." Great laughter. ]
He proceeded to condelan Congress, but
to censure the people more, for sending
such Congress to Washington. -
Moses Smith, by consent, took five min
uten 10 ccnsure the Oklahoms resolution,
which he declared to ba patchwork, The
purpose Of the Convention was broader,
and he proteetrd against fritterins away
time on small issues. ..Il < a5.f
Under the rnles tho resolution went to
the committee, but Nj. Ridgely, o.KanHaa,
moved to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution. Upon vigorous protests he
withdrew the motion. IN
i,3E AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. ....lis
The Committee on Resolutions not bs-
ing ready, to report, Mr.. G. L. Jones, OF
WisconsiD, got the floor by consent and
said the main question before the country
was to get rid Of the public aud corporate
indebtedness OF this country. He supported
his proposition by citing facta TO show the
great burden on tho psople ceussd by the
interest-bearing debt. :.z$3.j5 h u.
The remedy his proposed vas by law to
rednct and remove that debt. This in
cluded G graduated tax, the lending OF
money by the Government to the States,
the States to lend TO the counties, aud the
countieu to the snallor municipalitieF !;
the Government to lend at per cent, the
States at 2 psr cent, tho coua.ies at 3 per
cent. 81 5,5 ISL ~ ~
Z Mrs. Severance, OF Milwaukee, by re-
quest then addreesed the convention. In
her view, the condition In this country
had produced two clssses-.he moneyed
claas and the wage slaves. She prophe-
sled shortly further slavery, by the denial
OF free speech, unless the power Of the
great King Monopoly Is curtailed. Our
Government now, che declared, was one
Of money, by money, for money. In con.
clusion abe outlined the platform which
should be adopted. ,ls
Calls were made for Jesse Harper, OF
Illinois, and he appeared ard make q
ringing and characteristic speech, the
chief burden being the wrong caused by
the watered stocks OF the railroads and
telegraph monopolies. He declared that
the coming child OF promise would swear
BY all the gods that there ehall be no
freight or passenger rates on watered
stocks. &. fff aEr Il E p.s
His remarks were closed by tho arrival
Of the hour for the noon concert on the
Music Hall organ, and the convention at
II o'clock adjourned until 2 O'Clock, q.
which time the Committee on Resolutions
is expected to report. 4 4. n 8,
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PlrrsBuRou, Pa, Feb. ga steuben-
vile, o., special says: shayp's stove
foundry was almost totally destroyed by
fire about four O'Clock this morning. Ioes,
ST., 900; insurance, s., 500. Tho origin oi
the fire is unknown. II. tg, ifIl9 55
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